All About Color #53B5EA

#53B5EA

About #53B5EA

#53B5EA is a light blue color with the hex code #53B5EA. In RGB it is red 83, green 181, blue 234; in HSL it is hue 201°, saturation 78%, lightness 62%; in CMYK it is 65%, 23%, 0%, 8%. Its contrast ratio is 2.29:1 on white and 9.17:1 on black.

#53B5EA Color Conversion

Hex triplet53, B5, EA
CMYK64.53%, 22.65%, 0.00%, 8.24%
RGB Decimal83, 181, 234
HSL201°, 78%, 62%
RGB Octal123, 265, 352
HSV (HSB)201.06°, 64.53%, 91.76%
RGB Binary1010011, 10110101, 11101010
CIE-L*AB70.05, -12.74, -34.97
RGB Percent32.55%, 70.98%, 91.76%
CIE-L*CH70.05, 37.22, 249.98
XYZ34.94, 40.83, 83.88
CIE-L*UV70.05, -38.57, -54.27
xyY0.22, 0.26, 40.83
Hunter-Lab63.90, -14.20, -33.11
RYB32.55%, 55.85%, 91.76%

Color Accessibility Scores

#53B5EA on a dark background: contrast 9.17:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#53B5EA on a light background: contrast 2.29:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #53B5EA, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#53B5EA · #A4D8F4 · #198AC8 · #EA8753 · #F4C0A4

Analogous palette

#53EA87 · #53EAD3 · #53B5EA · #5369EA · #8753EA

Triadic palette

#53B5EA · #EA53B5 · #B5EA53 · #A4D8F4 · #F4A4D8

Tetradic palette

#53B5EA · #D353EA · #EA8753 · #69EA53 · #198AC8

Monochromatic palette

#126591 · #1A94D5 · #53B5EA · #97D2F2 · #DBEFFB

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